The Colossi of Memnon, two sandstone statues of Amenhotep III, are seen in Luxor in 2017. Excavators say they’ve found a brand new historic tomb within the Egyptian metropolis.

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The Colossi of Memnon, two sandstone statues of Amenhotep III, are seen in Luxor in 2017. Excavators say they’ve found a brand new historic tomb within the Egyptian metropolis.

Nariman El-Mofty/AP

A joint Egyptian-British mission doing excavation work within the metropolis of Luxor in southern Egypt has unearthed a beforehand undiscovered historic royal tomb, officers mentioned over the weekend.

Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, introduced the discover on Saturday in a press release and on social media.

Waziri mentioned proof suggests the newest discovery may very well be a tomb relationship again to the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, which occurred between 1550 B.C. and 1292 BC. It could be the tomb of a royal spouse or princess, archaeologists mentioned.

Luxor, a metropolis on the Nile River about 400 miles south of Cairo, is already home to various noteworthy sites and vacationer sights together with the Valley of the Kings and the tomb of Tutankhamen, an historic Egyptian pharaoh.

Authorities mentioned excavators would proceed conducting archaeological work on the web site, which had been partially broken by historic floodwaters.

Egypt has been publicizing extra historic discoveries in recent times to buoy its tourism business, which is a serious income for the nation’s financial system, The Associated Press reported.